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Climate change impact assessment of water resources of India - A paper from Current Science

This study had been taken up to quantify the possible impacts of the climate change on the water resources of Indian river systems.

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Management of landslides and snow avalanches - National disaster management guidelines by National Disaster Management Authority

The guidelines have identified nine major areas for systematic and coordinated management of landslide hazards.

A decade of the Total Sanitation Campaign - Rapid assessment of processes and outcomes - A report by the World Bank

It aims at gaining an understanding of the processes, outputs and outcomes of the campaign at a national level and across the states.

Problems of hill states and hill areas and ways to ensure that they do not suffer in any way because of their peculiarities - Report of the Task Force - Planning Commission

The report recommends reshaping of policies to bring in the “mountain perspective” for the Indian Himalayan region in the national planning.

Lakes in Mumbai – A draft report by WWF India

Need to conserve and protect the lakes from further degradation, the study says.

Report on possible impacts of communication towers on wildlife including birds and bees

Zero tillage in the rice-wheat systems of the Indo-Gangetic plains - A review of impacts and sustainability implications by IFPRI

There is need to extend the gains of zero tillage more rigorously to the less endowed areas and farmers, the paper says.

Equity and inclusion in sanitation and hygiene in South Asia - A regional synthesis paper - WSSCC, UNICEF and WaterAid

South Asia faces the problem of exclusion, where different categories of people are not able to access and use safe sanitation facilities, the study says.

Use of ICT for effective urban governance and service delivery in India - A selection of cases - ASCI and CISCO

Selective cases on the use of ICT for effective urban governance and service delivery in India have been presented in the compendium.

Chemical fertilizers in our water - An analysis of nitrates in the groundwater in Punjab by Greenpeace

This study by Greenpeace India Society is an initial investigation into the effects of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer on groundwater pollution in intensive agriculture areas in Punjab.

Himalayan glaciers: A state-of-art review of glacial studies, glacial retreat and climate change – A MoEF discussion paper

The study presents interesting findings related to the glaciers in the Indian Himalayas.

Alternative national water policy - A critique - Economic and Political Weekly

Chetan Pandit presents a critique of the alternative national water policy by Ramswamy Iyer.

Fisheries and livelihoods in Tungabhadra basin: Current status and future possibilities – A working paper by Institute for Social and Economic Change

Security of tenure is an important issue and fishermen are concerned about the rights to access and the use of common waters, the study says.